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Ubuntu 20.04 — libxstream-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — libxstream-java — multiple vulnerabilities (20 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 24 February 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5946-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2021-39139 CVE-2021-39140 CVE-2021-39141 CVE-2021-39144 CVE-2021-39145 CVE-2021-39146 CVE-2021-39147 CVE-2021-39148  +12 more Upstream summary: Lai Han discovered that XStream incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated […]

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Ubuntu 20.04 — backport-iwlwifi-dkms — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 20.04 — backport-iwlwifi-dkms — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 February 2022 Affected versions: Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5708-1 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-41674 CVE-2022-42719 CVE-2022-42720 CVE-2022-42721 CVE-2022-42722 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1994525 Upstream summary: Sönke Huster discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in the WiFi driver stack in the Linux kernel, leading […]

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CentOS Stream 9 — zlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on CentOS Stream 9

CentOS Stream 9 — zlib — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 February 2022 Affected versions: CentOS Stream 9 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux/RHEL advisory ALSA-2022:7314 Related CVEs: CVE-2022-37434 Upstream summary: The zlib packages provide a general-purpose lossless data compression library that is used by many different programs. Security Fix(es): * zlib: a heap-based buffer over-read […]

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openSUSE Tumbleweed — amazon-ssm-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on openSUSE Tumbleweed

openSUSE Tumbleweed — amazon-ssm-agent — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟠 High   ⏱ 15–60 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: openSUSE Tumbleweed 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: SUSE advisory SUSE-SU-2022:1510-1 (see also SUSE bugzilla) Related CVEs: CVE-2022-29527 Upstream summary: Amazon AWS amazon-ssm-agent before 3.1.1208.0 creates a world-writable sudoers file, which allows local attackers to inject Sudo rules and escalate privileges to […]

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Debian 10 — intel-microcode — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on Debian 10

Debian 10 — intel-microcode — multiple vulnerabilities (5 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 24 February 2022 Affected versions: Debian 10 (buster) 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: Debian Security Tracker Related CVEs: CVE-2019-11135 CVE-2019-14607 CVE-2020-0543 CVE-2020-24489 CVE-2022-21123 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative […]

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FreeBSD 12 — py310-cinder — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 12

FreeBSD 12 — py310-cinder — multiple vulnerabilities (2 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 12 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: py-cinder — unauthorized data access Related CVEs: CVE-2014-3641 CVE-2022-47951 Upstream summary: Utkarsh Gupta reports: An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder before 19.1.2, 20.x before 20.0.2, and 21.0.0; Glance before […]

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FreeBSD 13 — mercurial — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — mercurial — multiple vulnerabilities (6 CVEs) — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: mercurial — multiple issues Related CVEs: CVE-2016-3068 CVE-2016-3069 CVE-2016-3105 CVE-2016-3630 CVE-2017-1000115 CVE-2017-1000116 Upstream summary: mercurial developers reports: Mercurial prior to version 4.3 is vulnerable to a missing symlink check that […]

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AlmaLinux 8 — oscap-anaconda-addon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 8 — oscap-anaconda-addon — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟡 Medium   ⏱ 10–30 min  Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: AlmaLinux 8 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: AlmaLinux ALSA ALBA-2022:1942 Upstream summary: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section. Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]

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FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-libgcrypt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — linux-f10-libgcrypt — vulnerability — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: GnuPG and Libgcrypt — side-channel attack vulnerability Related CVEs: CVE-2013-4242 Upstream summary: Werner Koch of the GNU project reports: Noteworthy changes in version 1.5.3: Mitigate the Yarom/Falkner flush+reload side-channel attack […]

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FreeBSD 13 — silc-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide — diagnosis and fix on FreeBSD 13

FreeBSD 13 — silc-server — security advisory — patch and remediation guide

🟢 Low   ⏱ 5–15 min  Last verified: 23 February 2022 Affected versions: FreeBSD 13 📖 ~4 min read  •  Source: FreeBSD VuXML VuXML topic: silc — pkcs_decode buffer overflow Upstream summary: Core Security Technologies reports: A remote buffer overflow vulnerability found in a library used by both the SILC server and client to process […]

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